Castle Townshend

Castletownshend originated from a fortified house built circa 1650 by Colonel Richard Townesend, a Cromwellian officer who had acquired lands in west Cork originally owned by the O'Driscoll clan following the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. Townesend's original dwelling, subsequently known as Bryan's Fort after his son, was attacked and destroyed by the O'Driscolls in 1690, prompting reconst...